Peerage Record – 7629

     James Sebastian Selby Bennett was born on 14 June 1954.¹ He was the son of Commander Harry Selby Bennett and Dolores Lees.² He died circa November 2020.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

     Bruce Dominic Selby Bennett was born on 13 July 1958.¹ He is the son of Commander Harry Selby Bennett and Dolores Lees.²

     Bernadette Mary Lees was born posthumously on 11 April 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Bernard Percy Turnbull Lees and Mary Radcliffe.² She married, firstly, F/Lt. Richard Osborne Curtis, son of Maj.-Gen. Henry Curtis, on 3 July 1943.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Gordon Robin Kingston Lyon on 3 November 1956.¹ She died on 30 October 2010 at age 87 at Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.³
     She gained the rank of 3rd Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, during the Second World War.¹ From 3 July 1943, her married name became Curtis. From 3 November 1956, her married name became Lyon. She graduated from Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia, in 1981 with a Master of Applied Psychology, Clinical and Educational.¹ She lived in 2003 at Lot 9, Wilderness Road, Prevelly, Western Australia, Australia^G.¹

     F/Lt. Richard Osborne Curtis was born circa 1922.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Henry Curtis.³ He married Bernadette Mary Lees, daughter of Bernard Percy Turnbull Lees and Mary Radcliffe, on 3 July 1943.¹ He died on 20 January 1944, killed in action.
     He lived Trokes Coppice.¹ He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves.

     Maj.-Gen. Henry Curtis was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived at Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England^G. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Gordon Robin Kingston Lyon was born on 3 July 1925.² He married Bernadette Mary Lees, daughter of Bernard Percy Turnbull Lees and Mary Radcliffe, on 3 November 1956.¹ He died on 18 July 2017 at age 92.²
     He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel at Kuwait^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Carabiniers.¹ He retired from the military, with the rank of Major.²

     Kim Philip Lyon was born on 15 January 1960.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Gordon Robin Kingston Lyon and Bernadette Mary Lees.²

     Leila Mary Heaton was born on 19 June 1918 at Tavistock, Devon, England.² She was the daughter of David Rimington Heaton and Louisa Marie Freeman.^1,2 She married Edward Henry Harold Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor, son of Lt.-Col. Maxwell Richard Crosbie Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor and Agnes Elizabeth Hamilton, on 12 November 1947.¹ She and Edward Henry Harold Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor were divorced in 1951.³ She died on 23 February 1959 at age 40.¹
     From 12 November 1947, her married name became Ward.¹ After her marriage, Leila Mary Heaton was styled as Viscountess Bangor on 17 November 1950.

     Angela Mary Candida Weld was born on 1 February 1875. She was the daughter of Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld and Filumena Mary Anne Lisle March Phillipps. She died on 7 December 1933 at age 58.

     Edmund Weld was born on 30 January 1828. He was the son of Humphrey Weld and Hon. Christina Maria Clifford. He died on 7 July 1870 at age 42.